Last Wednesday/Thursday I forgot to mention that America was celebrating Thanksgiving, one of their most beloved holidays.
Did you know that it's celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the States, but on the second Monday of October in Canada?
If you want to find out more about this truly American celebration and do some listening practice at the same time, watch the video below and do the activities in this document.
The First Thanksgiving KEY
ReplyDelete1. 400
2. 1620
3. taught
4. celebrating
5. games
6. rabbit
Vocabulary
A.
1. Settlers: people who move into a new colony or country.
2. Harsh: severe, rigorous
3. Crops: the production of plants in a season
4. Befriend: become friends with
5. Thriving: flourishing, prospering
6. Harvest: the season for gathering crops
7. Feast: a carefully prepared and greatly enjoyed meal
B.
1. Squash
2. Codfish (or just “cod”)
3. Lobster
4. Goose
5. Wild turkey
The British word for “fall” is “autumn”.
The plural of goose is “geese” (as in foot-feet or tooth-teeth).
Fact or Fiction:
1. Fiction (on the 4th Thursday of November)
2. Fact
3. Fact
4. Fact
5. Fiction (it’s football, not baseball)
1) Abraham Lincoln; 2) George Washington; 3) Benjamin Franklin